Descente Jaune
- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,047 ft
- climb
- Difficult
- difficulty
- Out and back
- route
Descente Jaune is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is 0.9 miles each way, 1.8 miles there and back. It runs between about 90 ft and 800 ft above sea level, with roughly 170 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 2: larger roots and rocks, steps and steeper pitches, for confident riders. The nearest town is Peymeinade, about 1.6 miles southeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Peygros, Cime de Peygros and Peyloubier. For camping, Le Parc des Monges and Les Mimosas are within about 6 miles. There are 13 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Camping GCU de Cannes
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Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Plage du Château
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Descente Jaune for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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